SB 3104 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Appropriation; additional appropriations for various state agencies for FY2026 and FY2027.

SB 3104 allocates additional state funds to cover legal expenses related to specific court cases for multiple Mississippi state agencies. It provides $294,000 for the Attorney General's office to handle costs in cases like Curtis Flowers v. State and $720,000 for other legal matters including election-related lawsuits. Additional funds include $2.475 million for the Emergency Management Agency (for a settlement agreement) and $149,500 for Educational Television to cover related legal costs. The appropriations, covering fiscal years 2026-2027, are limited to existing legal obligations and do not create new policies.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 25, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

As Passed the upper → Current version · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to remove a massive $10+ million appropriation for the Office of the Attorney General and replace it with a focused $450,000 allocation for the Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure. The scope of funding was narrowed to exclude the Attorney General, Department of Finance, and several other agencies, while adding new funding for the Department of Child Protection Services and the Department of Insurance. The bill also consolidated Emergency Management funding into a single section with a higher total amount and updated the effective dates for most new appropriations to begin upon passage of the act rather than a fixed July 1, 2025 start date.

Scope change

The bill's scope was substantially narrowed from covering multiple state agencies to focusing primarily on the Board of Medical Licensure, Department of Child Protection Services, Department of Insurance, and Emergency Management, while removing the Attorney General and other departments entirely.

FISCAL

Removed all funding sections for the Office of the Attorney General, which previously included over $1 million for specific legal settlements and cases.

Removed funding for the Department of Finance and Administration, the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television, the Mississippi Community College Board, and the Board of Examiners for Social Workers.

Added a new $450,000 appropriation for the Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure to cover office relocation, furnishing, and rent expenses.

Added a new $15,000,000 appropriation for the Department of Child Protection Services to cover increased operational costs related to custody cases and foster care.

Added a new $12,000,000 appropriation for the Mississippi Department of Insurance to cover nonadmitted policy fees for the Windstorm Underwriting Association.

Consolidated and increased Emergency Management funding from three separate sections totaling approximately $6.4 million into a single Section 2 with $20,000,000 for disaster response and recovery.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date for most new appropriations from a fixed fiscal year start (July 1, 2025) to 'upon passage of this act' for the new agencies.

As Introduced → As Passed the upper · 13 edits

MAJOR

The bill was significantly expanded from a single-page legal appropriation to a comprehensive 19-section document covering multiple state agencies. The most critical change is the addition of a massive $35 million appropriation for the Division of Medicaid to cover mandated medical services, alongside new funding for the Mississippi Semiquincentennial Commission and the Department of Finance and Administration for building repairs. Several sections were also reorganized and duplicated, creating multiple appropriations for the Emergency Management Agency.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from focusing solely on the Office of the Attorney General to include the Governor's Office, Emergency Management Agency, Department of Finance and Administration, State Supreme Court, Medical Licensure Board, Marine Resources, Community College Board, and Department of Human Services.

FISCAL

Added a new Section 6 allocating $35,000,000 to the Governor's Office - Division of Medicaid for mandated medical services.

Added a new Section 17 allocating $4,500,000 to the Department of Human Services for income verification software expenses.

Added a new Section 14 allocating $5,309,560 to the Department of Marine Resources for prior year Tidelands projects.

Added a new Section 11 allocating $4,000,000 to the State Supreme Court for court reporters and trial judge support staff.

Added a new Section 10 allocating $1,000,000 to the Department of Finance and Administration for expenses related to the closing of the Bolton Building.

Added a new Section 9 allocating $4,000,000 to the Department of Finance and Administration for Bolton Building repair and relocation expenses.

Added a new Section 8 allocating $2,672,869 to the Emergency Management Agency to provide funding to counties via the Emergency Management Performance Grant.

Added a new Section 7 allocating $1,315,990 to the Emergency Management Agency for operational expenses resulting from the loss of the EMPG.

Added a new Section 5 allocating $100,000 to the Mississippi Community College Board for a specific settlement agreement.

Added a new Section 4 allocating $149,500 to the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television for specific settlement agreements.

Added a new Section 3 allocating $2,475,000 to the Emergency Management Agency for a specific settlement agreement.

Modified Section 1 to change the Attorney General funding period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 ($294,000) to cover a longer period ending June 30, 2027 ($720,000) and added new legal cases.

Modified the list of specific legal cases in Section 1, removing several cases and adding new ones such as 'Arkela Lewis v. Mississippi Department of Public Safety' and 'Express Scripts Pharmacy v. Mississippi Board of Pharmacy'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

49–2

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 52

Feb 24, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican34

31 Yea 2 Nay 1

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Adopted

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference Report Filed

upper

Mar 29, 2026

Committee

Recommitted For Further Conf

lower

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Filed

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed As Amended

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Referred To Appropriations A

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor